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PIETAS: Jurnal Studi Agama dan Lintas Budaya (Journal of Religious and Cross-Cultural Studies) applies an open-access publishing model under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

All articles published in PIETAS are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license permits users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to, reuse, adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the published works for any lawful purpose, including commercial use.

Users must provide appropriate attribution to the original author(s), acknowledge the original publication in PIETAS: Jurnal Studi Agama dan Lintas Budaya (Journal of Religious and Cross-Cultural Studies), provide a link to the applicable license, and indicate if any changes have been made to the original work.

Copyright Ownership

The copyright of each published article remains with the author(s).

Authors retain ownership of their intellectual property rights while granting PIETAS the right of first publication and a non-exclusive publishing license to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, preserve, index, and disseminate the published work through the journal platform and other scholarly communication channels.

The publication of an article in PIETAS does not transfer copyright ownership from the author(s) to the journal or publisher.

Author Rights

Authors retain the right to:

Share and distribute their published articles through institutional repositories, personal academic websites, academic networks, and other appropriate platforms;
Use published materials for teaching, research, academic presentations, and educational purposes;
Adapt, reuse, and develop their published work in accordance with the terms of the CC BY 4.0 License;
Grant permission for further use of their work while maintaining appropriate acknowledgement of the original publication in PIETAS.

License Terms

Under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), users may reuse published articles provided that:

Appropriate credit is given to the original author(s);
The original publication source in PIETAS is properly cited;
A link to the CC BY 4.0 license is provided;
Any modifications, adaptations, or transformations of the original work are clearly indicated.

Third-Party Materials

Third-party materials included in published articles, such as photographs, figures, tables, illustrations, translations, archival materials, manuscripts, religious documents, cultural materials, or other copyrighted content, remain subject to the copyright and licensing terms of their respective rights holders.

Authors are responsible for obtaining appropriate permissions for third-party materials where required and ensuring that all submitted content complies with applicable copyright regulations.

Culturally Sensitive Materials

Because PIETAS publishes research related to religion, culture, and society, some articles may include culturally sensitive, sacred, confidential, or community-specific materials.

Authors and users are expected to respect applicable ethical, cultural, religious, and community considerations in addition to complying with the requirements of the Creative Commons license.